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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The premises of Messrs. Frank Bevan and Sons, auctioneers, were broken into last night, and over £200 in cash and cheques was extracted from the safe. The remaining ...

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  3. MR. W. CAREY.

    The death occurred yesterday of Mr. William Carey, M.L.C., formerly general secretary of the Australian Labour party (New South Wales branch), at the early age of 44 ...

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  4. THE RACE.

    The first race of the three to decide if New South Wales retains the Sayonarn Cup, or whether it goes to Victoria, was sailed in a medium nor'-easter on Saturday afternoon. ...

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  5. GENERAL CABLE NEWS

    Tne Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., Ltd., will open the first cable to Palestine next week. A regenerator is being installed at Port Said, which will accelerate ...

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  6. CLOUDBURST.

    The rainfall registrations up to Saturday morning generally were not as heavy as those of the preceding two or three days, but several stations reported over an inch of rain. The ...

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  7. THE DARDANELLES.

    The death is announced in to-day's cable messages from London of Admiral Sir John M. De Robeck, Bart., who was closely associated with the Australian Imperial Force during ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. NOTED SCULLER.

    The death of Jack McLean, at his residence, Clifton-road, Clovelly, on Saturday, at the age of 73, removes a figure that was prominent in the sculling world nearly forty ...

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  9. MOTOR ACCIDENTS.

    Arthur Goodman, aged about 65 years, was killed by a motor car in Birrell-street, near Henrietta-street, Waverley, on Saturday. Goodman, who resided in Le[?]chhardt-street, ...

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  10. THE HUME SEAT.

    The Country party nominations for the Hum[?] sont in the Federal House closed to-day. Those nominated were: Mr. T. J. H. Fitzpatrick, of Junee (who contested the ...

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  11. YOUTH KILLED AT WINDSOR.

    Aubrey Bushell, 19, a member of a wellknown Windsor family, was killed in George-street, Windsor, on Saturday afternoon, when he was thrown from his motor cycle as a ...

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  12. ELECTRICITY.

    The charging of the high-tension transmission lines from Burrinjuck yesterday marked the completion of a five-years task. Gundaga[?], Junee, Cootamundra, Young, and ...

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  13. DEATH OF MR. A. E. ROTTON.

    Mr. A. E. Rotton, who had resided in the Wellington district for 30 years, died a[?] the age of 59 years. He was a native of Bathurst, and was secretary of the Wellington ...

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  14. CAR RUNS DOWN OWNER.

    Turning the cranking handle to start his car while the engine was in gear, Mr. Frederick Hollow, aged 60 years, of Northcote-road. Armadale, was run over and killed near his ...

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  15. YOUTH'S THUMB PULLED OFF.

    Jack Roberts, a youth of 14 years, whilst assisting a drover with a mob of sheep at the Dunedoo stock sales, was riding one horse and leading another. As the horse he was ...

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  16. HEAVY RAIN AT WAGGA.

    Terrille rainstorms continued over the whole district yesterday. Rain fell in torrents, and the lagoons were soon overflowing. The rain will do a certain amount of good in ...

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  17. PACIFIC FLIGHT.

    The folly of embarking upon a long trans ocean air flight without the services of a qualified navigator was emphasised by Mr W. A. Todd, who was to have acted in that ...

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  18. COUNTRY REPORTS.

    COOLAMON. Saturday.—Further rain fell to-day. Reports are to hand of heavy falls in the Mimosa and Rannock districts. The creeks were flooded to record height, and many miles ...

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  19. SHIRE CLERK'S DISTINCTION.

    Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, shire clerk to the Nymbo[?]da and Orara Shires, has been made a Fellow of the Association of Local Government Clerks of New South Wales, in ...

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  20. MAN JUMPS INTO HARBOUR.

    In the presence of a number of people a man jumped into the harbour from the ferry wharf at Cremorne last night. He was dragged out of the water by a wharfinger little the ...

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  21. MOTOR CYCLIST KILLED.

    Edgar George Hall, aged 23 years, of Surrey-road, South Yarra, was found lying dead with his legs pinned beneath a motor cycle in Burwood-road, Ferntree Gully, early this morning. ...

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  22. DEATH OF A BOXER

    At the inquest concerning the death of the young boxer Michael James McNamnra, who died last Sunday as the result of injuries received in a boxing bout. Dr. A. N. Yu[?] ...

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  23. SHOPBREAKING.

    Much excitement prevailed in Crown-street, Surry Hills, late on Saturday night, when it was supposed that burglars were operating in the grocery establishment of Mr. Harry ...

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  24. BUSH FIRE CLAIMS.

    It is stated that some landowners on the Victorian side of the Murray River, whose properties were devastated by the recent bush fires, have decided to claim damages against ...

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  25. LATE GENERAL GOETHALS.

    General George Washington Goethals, whose death is announced in to-day's cable" messages, was a famous engineer, the greatest work to his credit being the Panama Canal. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  26. WOMAN KILLED.

    Mrs. Ada Elizabeth Lingham, aged 65 years, was killed, and her husband, John Graham Lingham, aged 60 years, a farmer, of Rupanyup, was seriously injured, when the motor ...

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  27. AMERICAN TARIFF.

    In the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Dickinson introduced a measure amending the Fordney-McCumber tariff in order to secure additional protection for American ...

    Article : 98 words
  28. FORTY-FOUR SNAKES.

    An unusual haul of snakes was secured by Gosper Bros, at Carr's Creek. One of the brothers trod on what he thought was a glass bottle, but which proved to be a black ...

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  29. WHARF-LABOURER'S DEATH.

    Frederick White, aged 65 years, a wharflabourer, was found dead yesterday afternoon in a bedroom at a residential in Sussex-street. White had rented the room for several year. ...

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  30. BONALBO-CASINO RAILWAY.

    At a meeting of the executive of the Claronce Valley-Bonalbo-Casino Railway Development League at Tabulam arrangements w[?] made for a deputation to wait on the ...

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  31. LATE MR. JAMES BLACKADDER.

    The death has occurred of Mr. James Blackadder, a well-known resident of Guildford. During the past ten years Mr. Blackadder was associated with the Guildford ...

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  32. YOUTHFUL THIEVES.

    Numerous complaints regarding fruit stealing in the Liverpool, Fairfield, and Parramatta districts have recently been made to the police. During the past few weeks more than ...

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  33. TRANS-TASMAN FLIGHT.

    In order to interview the Director of Civil Aviation (Colonel H. C. Brinsmead) and to place before him and the Federal Ministry details of their proposed flight to New Zealand. ...

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  34. COLLISION AT CAMPERDOWN.

    Seven people were injured on Saturday night when two cars collided at the intersection of Cardigan-street nnd Salisbury-road, Camperdown. They were:—Elsie Elbra, 19, ...

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  35. AVIATION.

    A telegram from Amsterdam states that, using a special three-engined Fokker 'plane, carrying three assistant pilots, Mr. B. Grase, technical head of the Fokker works, has ...

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  36. RETURNED SOLDIERS' CLUB.

    Members of the Goulburn Soldiers' Club have revived the agitation to serure m[?] suitable promises than the present club, and the trustees are to be approached is with ...

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  37. MOTOR RACING.

    At the Speedway Royal on Saturday night, Alby Taylor created a new mile record, covering a mile in 68 3-5s. Sprouts Elder, Charlie Datson, and Syd Schlam fell, but were not ...

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  38. PARRAMATTA BY-ELECTION.

    A by-election to fill the vacancy in the Parramatta Council caused by the resignation of Alderman H. J. Saunders will take place on February 11. ...

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  39. BROKEN HILL EXPRESS DELAYED.

    The express train from Broken Hill was about three hours late in reaching Sydney on Saturday night, owing to repairs having to be effected to the railway line near Ivanhoe, ...

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  40. LATE SHIPPING.

    NEWCASTLE.—Arr: Jan. 22, Hunter, Tritonia, Sirdbana, from SYdney: Ech[?]g[?], from south. Dep: Jan. 22, Ma[?], for east. FREMANTLE.—Arr: Jan. 21, Rigi, from Esperance: ...

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  41. SYDNEY TOWN HALL.

    For several years the Town Clerk (Mr. Layton) urged the City Council to improve the seating accommodation in the main hall of the Town Hall, and to remodel it, with a ...

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  42. TWO MEN INJURED.

    Two men were injured when a motor cycle and sidecar overturned in Harris-street, Pyrmont, about 11 o'clock on Saturday morning. The mon were:—Harold Barnett, aged 35 ...

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  43. NEW ZEALAND.

    LYTTELTON,—Dep: Jan. 22, Port Sydney, for London. ...

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  44. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.

    At about 11 o'clock on Saturday night, Constable. Hennessy saw three men standing near the window of shop premises in George-street West. On the approach of the ...

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  45. BOXING.

    Jimmy McEwen (9st) defeated Harry Drury (9-2), at the Stadium of Saturday night, after a fast bout. ...

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  46. MINISTERS AT CANBERRA.

    The Minister for Home and Territories (Mr. Marr) returned to Canberra at the week-end, and the Assistant Minister for Customs (Senator Crawford) is also at the capital [?] ...

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  47. TARIFF REFORM.

    Sir,—Will you please permit me to draw attention to a matter of vital concern in view of the next Federal elections? Apart from the considered pronouncements of men ...

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  48. SIX PERSONS INJURED.

    Six persons were injured, two very seriously, when a motor-car overturned while travelling at a speed of 30 miles an hour along Lady Carrington's Drive, National Park, late ...

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  49. BROADCASTING.

    Gratification was expressed by listeners-in at the success of the first broadcast yesterday of the Roman Catholic station, which has been established at the Eucharistie Congress office ...

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  50. ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 224 words
  51. KNOCKED DOWN BY TRAM.

    Mrs. Kilbride, of Carroll-avenue, King's Cross, and Mrs. Rich, of King's Cross, were knocked down by a tramcar at Deewhy last evening, and suffered lacerations, abrasions, ...

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  52. RETURNED MEN.

    Plans for a pilgrimage of 6000 British subjects to the battlefields of France and Flanders are now definitely taking shape. The Empire Service League is taking over the ...

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  53. SIR ROBERT HORNE.

    Sir Robert Horne, who took a leading part in British politics, and is on a tour of Australia and New Zealand, reached Melbourne late to-night by the steamer NarKunda. ...

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  54. CHURCH OF CHRIST CHAPEL.

    The foundation-stones of a new chapel of the Falcon-street, North Sydney, Church of Christ were set on Saturday afternoon by the president of the Churches of Christ (Mr. S. J. ...

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  55. THE ROYAL SUPREMACY.

    Sir,—It is a pity that Mr. Hartley did not rub up his English history before composing his letter on the above subject. He still confuses the action of Convocation (1531) with ...

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  56. SOUTH AFRICA.

    All Ministers have arrived for the reassembling of Parliament on Wednesday. While there is a feeling of relief that the flag issue has been removed, much anxiety ...

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  57. CAR OVERTURNS.

    Three passengers in a motor car driven by Georgina Lane, of Stanmore-road, Petersham, were injured when the car skidded and overturned on the Great Western-road, Prospect, ...

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  58. INDEX.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 140 words
  59. MLITARY TRAINING.

    The annual camps of the 2nd Division of the Australian Military Forces will commence at Holdsworthy on January 28, when the 18th A.F.A. Brigade from Albury, Wagga, and ...

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  60. A RESOURCEFUL TRAMP.

    The "Yorkshire Post" features a thrilling story of heroism. At Hyde, Cheshire, a lowly tramp, walking on an embankment, heard screams, and saw a boy. Herbert Knowles, ...

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  61. HUSBAND AND WIFE KNOCKED DOWN.

    Sydney Hermes, aged 45, and Mary Hermes, aged 46, husband and wife, of Gale-road, Maroubra, were knocked down by a motor car in Bunnerong-road, Matraville last ...

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  62. CARS IN COLLISION.

    Two motor cars—one driven by John Lamb, of Aramsay-street, Girraween, and the other by Thomas Roberts, of Wentworth-street, Wentworthville—came into collision with ...

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  63. TO-DAY.

    Her Majesty's Theatre: "The Giri Friend," 8. Theatre Royal: "The Letter," 8.15. Criterion Theatre: "A Cuckoo in the Nest," 8. St. James Theatre: "Arch[?]," 8. ...

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  64. BATHER DROWNED.

    Harry Bush, aged 25 years, while [?] at New Brighton, was carried out. [?] friends attempted to rescue him, but he [?] gled so [?]ercely that they could not hold [?] ...

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  65. EUCALYPTUS OIL PRICES.

    Sir,—Your news columns of the 14th inst. report Mr. Holt as stating that the price of eucalyptus oil rose 60 per cent. The statement may he detrimental to a section of the ...

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  66. SMUGGLING ARMS.

    There has been great mystery about truckloads of camoufiaged Italian machine guns discovered in transit at the frontier railway station at St. Go[?]hard. Nobody knew to ...

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  67. SWINE FEVER.

    Owing to the prevalence of swine plague various contres along the Great Southern [?] way and branch lines, a quarantine area [?] been declared, extending for 30 miles on [?] ...

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  68. INFANT ABANDONED.

    A female child, about two months old, was found on Saturday night at the foot of some steps in a la[?]e off Brougham-street, East Sydney. The infant was fairly well nourished ...

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  69. WISEMAN'S FERRY PUNT.

    Contending that the contract price for the running of the Wiseman's Ferry punt was insufficient for the reason that at busy times he had to engage an assistant, the punt ...

    Article : 59 words
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